BA285British Airways · LHR → SFO
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA285 LondonLHR · 11:45 San FranciscoSFO · 14:55

BA285 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 05:24
11:45

departs LHR · on schedule

Typical gate push+40 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+35 arrival
11-06
+53 gate · +35 arrival
11-05
+47 gate · +3 arrival
11-04
+32 gate · −19 arrival
11-03
+20 gate · −13 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +3 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
LHR→SFOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
50%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.1%Chance of cancellation
+17 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LHR (London), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at London

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low5°Clikely 2°C to 7°C
  • 35% chance of fog

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at San Francisco

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low12°Clikely 11°C to 13°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to San Francisco flights today

same route · British Airways
BA287departs 15:20

If BA285 is cancelled, this is the other British Airways nonstop flight from London to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How BA285 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA285 across the LHR and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA285 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07LHR 11:45SFO 14:55 15:30 (+35)
11-06LHR 11:45 12:38 (+53)SFO 14:55 15:30 (+35)
11-05LHR 11:45 12:32 (+47)SFO 14:55 14:58 (+3)
11-04LHR 11:45 12:17 (+32)SFO 14:55 14:36 (−19)
11-03LHR 11:45 12:05 (+20)SFO 14:55 14:42 (−13)

Board clocks recorded as LHR and SFO published them.

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